Pretend There is a Clever Crafting Pun Here

by Shaker Car

Calling all crafty Shakers! Tuesday's QotD spawned an idea regarding lovey snuggly comfort items and the fabulous community that has grown up here at Shakesville. There are many, many regulars here, some commenting often, some not, but enough that we know a lot about each other; people share their highs, their lows, their in-betweens. In that thread an idea was formulated to come together and offer Shakers a tangible cuddly object when they might need that little extra boost to remind them that there's an online community that cares about them, and there seemed to be a lot of interest in it.

My idea is to create little lap blankets that are a mishmash of whatever people want to do in a 7x7 space, be it yarn, fabric, whatever, and once a month or so send one to a Shaker in need of a pick-me-up. There are a few issues to iron out (there's a pun!), but in the meantime I'm trying to get people together and gauge (ha! another pun!) interest. Even if this particular idea turns out not to work, there is also the possibility of getting craft makers and craft wanters together in other mutually beneficial ways. If you have any interest in contributing ideas or projects, please email me at carShaker(at)gmail(dot)com. Indication of interest will not be construed as signing an ironclad contract to provide material. :)

If you're not really interested in this particularly but like the idea of making things for someone else in need, please check out Sewing Charity, a list of charities based on craftmaking. They range from soft hats to cancer patients to blankets for bereaved parents to stuffed toys for disaster victims to just about anything you could think of.